“Why do you dislike Mrs. Deline so intensely?” Louise presently asked her chum.
“Because she’s aiming to be my stepmother, that’s why!”
“Oh, Penny!” Louise laughed outright. “I’m sure you have a mistaken idea about the entire situation. Your father isn’t serious in liking her.”
“Then he’s certainly developed remarkable talents for acting,” Penny retorted with a sniff. “I wish we’d never come to Sunset Beach.”
“You’d be willing to forego the mystery?”
“Who cares about a radio station?” Penny asked crossly. “Dad won’t tell me anything about the case, and probably Jerry won’t either. It seems to be one of those affairs for the experts only.”
“If I know you, Penny, you’ll manage to get in on the affair,” Louise said, her eyes twinkling.
Penny turned on the ignition and started the car. “I’m just not interested,” she announced flatly. “Mrs. Deline has taken all the fun out of me. Want to go for a ride?”
“Where?”
“Oh, just up the beach.”